Awesome vs. Sweet — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Awesome and Sweet
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Awesome
Extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring awe
The awesome power of the atomic bomb
Sweet
Having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter
A cup of hot sweet tea
Awesome
Inspiring awe
An awesome thunderstorm.
Sweet
Pleasing in general; delightful
It was the sweet life he had always craved
Awesome
Expressing awe
Stood in awesome silence before the ancient ruins.
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Sweet
(of a person or action) pleasant and kind or thoughtful
It was sweet of you to come
A very sweet nurse came along
Awesome
(Slang) Remarkable; outstanding
"a totally awesome arcade game" (Los Angeles Times).
Sweet
Used for emphasis in various phrases and exclamations
What had happened? Sweet nothing
Awesome
(dated) Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement.
The waterfall in the middle of the rainforest was an awesome sight.
The tsunami was awesome in its destructive power.
Sweet
A small shaped piece of confectionery made with sugar
A bag of sweets
Awesome
(colloquial) Excellent, exciting, remarkable.
That was awesome!
Awesome, dude!
Sweet
A sweet dish forming a course of a meal; a pudding or dessert.
Awesome
(slang) nodot=a: the quality, state, or essence of being awesome.
Pure awesome
Made of awesome
Sweet
Used as an affectionate form of address
Hello, my sweet
Awesome
Causing awe; appalling; awful; as, an awesome sight.
Sweet
The sweet part or element of something
You have had the bitter, now comes the sweet
Awesome
Expressive of awe or terror.
An awesome glance up at the auld castle.
Sweet
Having the taste of sugar or a substance containing or resembling sugar, as honey or saccharin.
Awesome
Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder;
New York is an amazing city
The Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight
The awesome complexity of the universe
This sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath
Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent
Sweet
Containing or derived from sugar.
Sweet
Retaining some natural sugar; not dry
A sweet wine.
Sweet
Pleasing to the senses; agreeable
The sweet song of the lark.
A sweet face.
Sweet
Pleasing to the mind or feelings; gratifying
Sweet revenge.
Sweet
Having a pleasing disposition; lovable
A sweet child.
Sweet
Kind; gracious
It was sweet of him to help out.
Sweet
Fragrant; perfumed
A sweet scent.
Sweet
Not saline or salted
Sweet water.
Sweet butter.
Sweet
Not spoiled, sour, or decaying; fresh
Sweet milk.
Sweet
Free of acid or acidity
Sweet soil.
Sweet
Low in sulfur content
Sweet fuel oil.
Sweet
(Music) Of, relating to, or being a form of jazz characterized by adherence to a melodic line and to a time signature.
Sweet
Remarkable; outstanding.
Sweet
Used as an intensive
Took his own sweet time to finish.
Earns a sweet million per year.
Sweet
In a sweet manner; sweetly.
Sweet
Sweet taste or quality; sweetness.
Sweet
Something sweet to the taste.
Sweet
Foods, such as candy, pastries, puddings, or preserves, that are high in sugar content.
Sweet
(Informal) Sweet potatoes
Candied sweets.
Sweet
A sweet dish, such as pudding, served as dessert.
Sweet
A sweetmeat or confection.
Sweet
A dear or beloved person.
Sweet
Something pleasing to the mind or feelings.
Sweet
Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
A sweet apple
Sweet
Having a taste of sugar.
Sweet
(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
Sweet wines are better dessert wines.
Sweet
Not having a salty taste.
Sweet butter
Sweet
Having a pleasant smell.
A sweet scent
Sweet
Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
Sweet milk
Sweet
Having a pleasant sound.
A sweet tune
Sweet
Having a pleasing disposition.
A sweet child
You're so sweet!
Sweet
Having a helpful disposition.
It was sweet of him to help out.
Sweet
(mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
Sweet gas
Sweet soil
Sweet crude oil
Sweet
(informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.
Sweet
(slang) Doing well; in a good or happy position.
Sweet
Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of.
The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.
Sweet
; not salt or brackish.
Sweet water
Sweet
To the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
A sweet face
A sweet colour or complexion
Sweet
An intensifier.
Sweet
Used as a positive response to good news or information.
They're making a sequel? Ah, sweet!
Sweet
In a sweet manner.
Sweet
(uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
Sweet
A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
Sweet
A food eaten for dessert.
Can we see the sweet menu, please?
Sweet
Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.
Good evening, my sweet.
Sweet
(obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
Sweet
(obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.
Sweet
To sweeten.
Sweet
Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; - opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.
Sweet
Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.
The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.
Sweet
Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer.
To make his English sweet upon his tongue.
A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful.
Sweet
Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.
Sweet interchangeOf hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
Sweet
Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water.
Sweet
Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.
Sweet
Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.
Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?
Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one established rule of Christian working.
Sweet
That which is sweet to the taste; - used chiefly in the plural.
Sweet
That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume.
Sweet
That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life.
A little bitter mingled in our cup leaves no relish of the sweet.
Sweet
One who is dear to another; a darling; - a term of endearment.
Sweet
Sweetly.
Sweet
To sweeten.
Sweet
English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
Sweet
A dish served as the last course of a meal
Sweet
A food rich in sugar
Sweet
The taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
Sweet
The property of containing sugar
Sweet
Having a pleasant taste (as of sugar)
Sweet
Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub;
An angelic smile
A cherubic face
Looking so seraphic when he slept
A sweet disposition
Sweet
Pleasing to the ear;
The dulcet tones of the cello
Sweet
One of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey
Sweet
Pleasing to the senses;
The sweet song of the lark
The sweet face of a child
Sweet
Pleasing to the mind or feeling;
Sweet revenge
Sweet
Having a natural fragrance;
Odoriferous spices
The odorous air of the orchard
The perfumed air of June
Scented flowers
Sweet
(used of wines) having a sweet taste
Sweet
Not soured or preserved;
Sweet milk
Sweet
With sweetening added
Sweet
Not having a salty taste;
Sweet water
Sweet
In an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly');
Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly
How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank
Talking sweet to each other
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